South Hills Record category, Page 76

Real estate taxes are going up in 2019-20 for residents living in the Brentwood Borough School District, as district leaders look to offset rising costs. Board members on June 24, in an 8-0 vote, approved the district’s $24.6 million budget for 2019-20, that includes an increase in the tax rate...

Residents in the West Jefferson Hills School District will see their real estate taxes increase for the seventh straight year in 2019-20, as the district follows through on a long-term plan to fund the new $95 million Thomas Jefferson High School. Board members approved the district’s $55.6 million spending plan...

Century III mall’s lone tenant, JCPenney, said it would remain “for many years to come” despite the mall owner’s plans to demolish the mall and redevelop the property. “While we don’t provide specific details about our real estate activities, I can tell you that JCPenney is committed to keeping our...

Century III Mall will be demolished to make way for a possible mixed-use development, according to court documents filed Friday in the Western District U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Las Vegas-based Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC, which owns the property, plans to redevelop it over five years, with the design, permitting and demolition...

The Brentwood Borough pool is closed for the summer as it undergoes a roughly $3 million facelift to make way for many more years of fun in the sun. The pool renovations will include adding a zero depth entry, large slide, new bathhouse with restrooms and changing areas and more...

It’s a day unlike any other in Brentwood Borough. The American flag is flying high on the telephone poles and more than 40,000 people line Brownsville Road — more than four times the borough’s population — to celebrate the Fourth of July. They’re decked out in their best red, white...

A portion of McFarland Road that runs through Dormont and Mt. Lebanon will be closed this weekend while repairs are made to the roadway, PennDOT announced. The road will be closed between Beverley Road and Dell Avenue between 9 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday. The project will include concrete...

The Allegheny Land Trust is working to permanently protect 40.5 acres of vacant green space off of Library Road in Bethel Park that already is home to several well-kept trails. The nonprofit is under contract to purchase the land from owner Pittsburgh Terminal Corp. and is working to raise the...

On June 7, Brentwood Borough High School’s Class of 2019 walked across the stage at the stadium to receive their diplomas....

Shaun Tomaszewski once dreamed of becoming a doctor. Then, he fell in love with teaching. As someone who thrives in areas where he’s passionate, Tomaszewski jumped ship on his initial plans to enter the medical field and went for a job he loved. After nearly a decade in education serving...

The public will get a chance to weigh in on a challenge already underway from 104 Jefferson Hills residents who are appealing the issuance of a zoning permit to UPMC that would help make way for a proposed hospital. Eight public hearings already have been held over the residents’ challenge...

Bob Keith is often the first person students and staff at Thomas Jefferson High School see when they start their day. First thing in the morning, he’s the friendly, kind and welcoming face that greets them in the parking lot. “He makes sure to wave to every single person. That’s...

When a fire broke out at his Jefferson Hills home, Izaiah Sabori-Cole knew just what to do. He had learned in school how to respond to an emergency less than a week prior. Making sure to follow every rule he was taught, Izaiah, 7, put on a pair of shoes,...

Brentwood council members censured colleague Pat Carnevale on May 28 for the “misuse of his position” and “actions unbecoming of an elected official.” The resolution, which also states that Carnevale violated the borough’s elected official policies, was approved in a 5-2 vote. Carnevale and Councilwoman Jennifer George dissented. The censure...

Many offers from your local public library can be accessed with the tap of a finger on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Enter Libby, a free app that offers access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines to borrow on your device just like you would borrow a traditional book...

Morgan Traud has long dreamed of winning best actress at the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. As a freshman at Baldwin High School, she wrote her senior self a note expressing her desire to win. She even practiced in her bedroom what her acceptance speech...

The once-vibrant Century III Mall is now boarded up, with the exception of JCPenney, the only store now open on the 90-acre property. West Mifflin officials had closed the mall in February, deeming the property “unsafe and uninhabitable” due to a broken water and fire suppression system. Las Vegas-based Moonbeam...

Murrysville Medic One’s dive team spent Monday afternoon searching for something rather unique: fingers. The team was requested by Allegheny County officials to respond to the Jefferson Hills area following a swimming accident in which a swimmer had four fingers severed. “It had something to do with a rope swing,...

West Jefferson Hills School District and its teachers union entered a new six-year agreement on May 28 that leaders say reflects their vision for the district’s future. The contract, which runs from July 1 to June 30, 2025, clears the way for schedule changes, personalized learning time and the launch...

Ten songs. One Video. It’s how all 930 Thomas Jefferson High School students came together to say goodbye to the building that has served as TJ’s home for the past 60 years. On May 24, the entire student body lined the hallways, auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium to film a lip...

The West Jefferson Hills School District has hired two advisers in attempts to “build cultural competence in the district,” according to the superintendent. School board members on May 28 approved the hiring of Morris Turner and Maurice Lucas as cultural advisers for Pleasant Hills Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High...

All are invited to 885/Andrew Reilly Memorial Park on June 8 for food, friends and fireworks, when Jefferson Hills hosts its community day from noon to 10 p.m. Held in conjunction with TJ Youth Baseball’s All Star Day, Jefferson Hills Community Day is meant to bring the entire community together...

You can now have your cake and drink it too. So says the motto for the Retort Chocolate Raspberry Cake Stout, a new beer brewed up through a collaboration between South Hills-staples Bethel Bakery and Spoonwood Brewing Co. The beer, which made its debut on May 24, combines Spoonwood’s traditional...

Vibrant, colorful, kid-friendly murals created by Thomas Jefferson High School students will adorn the walls of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Center of Adolescent and Young Adult Health’s clinical and research hub in Oakland. For the past several weeks, about 40 students in the school’s drawing and painting classes have...